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wolf, you're remembering bob novak today. tell us your thoughts. >> well, first, he was a great, great journalists. going back to the '50s when he first came to washington. not long after he graduated from the university of illinois. he's been here ever since. and he really was a columnist. he was a pundit, an analyst. but he really wasle also lly wa reporter. when he was diagnosed with brain cancer and a tumor, he was out there reporting. he had sources all over town. he was getting good information. and first thing i'll always remember about bob novak was that he was a great reporter. he broke a lot of stories. used to have a joint column with roland and evans, evans and novak was the column for decades and heed a show on cnn, as many of the viewers will remember. i remember him as a great reporter. secondly, i remember him as a great family man. he had a great, great family. a wonderful wife and kids, and he was very devoted. and finally i remember him as a sportsman. this guy, i used to see him -- i'm a season ticketholde
wolf, you're remembering bob novak today. tell us your thoughts. >> well, first, he was a great, great journalists. going back to the '50s when he first came to washington. not long after he graduated from the university of illinois. he's been here ever since. and he really was a columnist. he was a pundit, an analyst. but he really wasle also lly wa reporter. when he was diagnosed with brain cancer and a tumor, he was out there reporting. he had sources all over town. he was getting good...
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explain. >> well, bob novak was one of the most threatrical members. he was always willing to embarrass himself on stage in front of the great and powerful of washington. and as a colleague and i know i'm somewhat younger than bob, he was always generous and gracious to those of us who were trying to make our way into this business. and as susan said, a relentless and tireless reporter. >> absolutely. very dog ed aged and very gener. i remember after the primary in south carolina, the most compelling i had covered. i asked some of the titans in the business, what was the most compelling one you've ever coffered? and he would talk about the primaries. >> when he was a democrat. >> he loved talking about capitol hill. he wrote a great review, kind of reminisce about covering the senate in those daying. his institutional knowledge of washington, of all the theatrics of his on-air persona, at heart he was a reporter who loved uning how this place worked. >> he put on a greening frog costume and played kermit. his last gridiron role, he played dick cheney a
explain. >> well, bob novak was one of the most threatrical members. he was always willing to embarrass himself on stage in front of the great and powerful of washington. and as a colleague and i know i'm somewhat younger than bob, he was always generous and gracious to those of us who were trying to make our way into this business. and as susan said, a relentless and tireless reporter. >> absolutely. very dog ed aged and very gener. i remember after the primary in south carolina,...
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bob novak didn't follow fashion. he hated on his own terms, and he defended people with the same bite. i think he defended some people like dan quayle simply because the liberal elite were attacking dan quayle. all that made him as a journalist and as a commentator irresistible. nbc political analyst pat buchanan and "newsweek's" owner eleanor clift join us. they both knew him well. i think i got a bit of them. eleanor, you first. the novak you introduced to television in the old days, apparently you had a hand in bringing us bob. >> well, we shared offices on the same floor at 1750 pennsylvania avenue, a block from the white house. and novak was instrumental in getting me on "the mcloughlin group." and we would drive out there friday afternoons in his lebaron convertible. he would have a chicago cubs cap on. i thought he was my buddy. and then he would arrive at the studio. the red light would go on and he would be lunging at me and saying, eleanor clift and people of her ilk. don't even think i knew what ilk meant
bob novak didn't follow fashion. he hated on his own terms, and he defended people with the same bite. i think he defended some people like dan quayle simply because the liberal elite were attacking dan quayle. all that made him as a journalist and as a commentator irresistible. nbc political analyst pat buchanan and "newsweek's" owner eleanor clift join us. they both knew him well. i think i got a bit of them. eleanor, you first. the novak you introduced to television in the old...
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cnn's tom foreman looks back at bob novak's storied life and career. >> reporter: bob novak was in high school when he got his first reporting job. he worked his way through several midwest newspapers and eventually landed in washington, d.c., where his dogged pursuit of leads and rapidly expanding list of contacts led to an early break from a competitor, rowland evans. >> it was a news column six days a week. he couldn't do it himself, he told them to get a partner. i was then 31 years old. and that was the verdict of the column. >> reporter: they wrote inside report for 30 years on everything from watergate to iran contra. the pair earned respect and fear from official washington. >> we should be on the air at 6:00 as predicted. >> reporter: so, in 1980, when ted turner had this idea for a 24-hour news network, evans and novak were there, reporting, solid old-fashioned reporting was the core of all of his program and there were many. >> crossfire. >> reporter: he was at the convention, digging up stories. >> i have been told by the reaganeople that both ronald reagan and gerald ford w
cnn's tom foreman looks back at bob novak's storied life and career. >> reporter: bob novak was in high school when he got his first reporting job. he worked his way through several midwest newspapers and eventually landed in washington, d.c., where his dogged pursuit of leads and rapidly expanding list of contacts led to an early break from a competitor, rowland evans. >> it was a news column six days a week. he couldn't do it himself, he told them to get a partner. i was then 31...
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. >> that's bob novak's -- last chapter of bob novak's life. >> there were many, many. >> what's so fascinating in this culture everybody remembers what happened a minute ago, bob novak, they remember this guy, he was a stooge for the bush-cheney administration, in fact -- i saw that on a liberal blog and, idiots, he was reporting the bush/cheney pushing the war in 2002 and 2003. bob novak hated america, hated their president and were rooting for america to lose the war. that was coming from bush's closest allies. so i've got to say to bob novak, good job. if you've got the far left after you and far right after you. he did also in the 1990s. republican leadership hated novak because he went after everybody. that's actually -- that's what a journalist is supposed to do. >> yes, it absolutely is. we'll be talking more about bob novak throughout the show and remembering him. >> that's the news at this point. we should check on weather. hurricane bill -- >> by the way, really quickly, for all of you about to write an e-mail. >> no. >> no. hold on. it's okay. how deare bob novak release the name of
. >> that's bob novak's -- last chapter of bob novak's life. >> there were many, many. >> what's so fascinating in this culture everybody remembers what happened a minute ago, bob novak, they remember this guy, he was a stooge for the bush-cheney administration, in fact -- i saw that on a liberal blog and, idiots, he was reporting the bush/cheney pushing the war in 2002 and 2003. bob novak hated america, hated their president and were rooting for america to lose the war. that...
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people would say, bob know novak is ideological. some people on the left would say he was a the prince of darkness. bob novak would take on republicans as well as democrats. he was an honest reporter and a tough guy. he was an inspiration. i cohosted crossfire with him and he was the kind of person who would pin you to the wall because he had good information. bret: fred, you were a close friend. >> i was. i knew him 36 years. as you know, juan, bob was a great basketball fan, one of the most astute fans i have ever known. we sat next to each other at the washington wizards games for 35 years. he was a better reporter than joe alsop who he cited in that interview. bob thought every column ought to have, if not a big scoop, at least nuggets of new information that people hadn't heard before, and along with what juan was saying, bob was a conservative but he wasn't partisan. he would pound republicans if he thought they were slipping away from the conservative position they should have taken, and democrats, of course, were never there
people would say, bob know novak is ideological. some people on the left would say he was a the prince of darkness. bob novak would take on republicans as well as democrats. he was an honest reporter and a tough guy. he was an inspiration. i cohosted crossfire with him and he was the kind of person who would pin you to the wall because he had good information. bret: fred, you were a close friend. >> i was. i knew him 36 years. as you know, juan, bob was a great basketball fan, one of the...
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the syndicated columnist and political commentator bob novak has died. he of course hosted several shows for cnn incluing cross fire. he was diagnosed with a brain tumor last august and he retired from his television duties. bob novak was 78 years old. >>> taliban fighters are doing all they can to disrupt presidential elections in afghanistan. a pair of explosions rocked the capital of kabul today. u.s. service members were killed also in another attack. joel brown has more from the white house. >> reporter: the taliban said it set off a car bomb in a city that killed at least seven people. it was targeting a alternate convoy. mock the dead two u.n. workers 50 others were wounded in the blast. hours earlier and a short distance away, two mortar rounds struck near the presidential palace. no one was hurt and in eastern afghanistan, two soldiers were killed and three injured when their convoy hit a road side bomb. that brings the total number of u.s. forces killed in august to 26. the spike in violence comes as afghan officials prepare for the country's s
the syndicated columnist and political commentator bob novak has died. he of course hosted several shows for cnn incluing cross fire. he was diagnosed with a brain tumor last august and he retired from his television duties. bob novak was 78 years old. >>> taliban fighters are doing all they can to disrupt presidential elections in afghanistan. a pair of explosions rocked the capital of kabul today. u.s. service members were killed also in another attack. joel brown has more from the...
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then again when bob novak, who could be more of a conservative republican than bob novak. >> right. >> who of course we lost in the last week and when bob novak was diagnosed with the same kind of brain cancer that ted kennedy had suffered, vicki kennedy and the senator called from his sick bed to geraldin and bob novak recommending surgery at duke university because they knew of the doctor because he had just had that surgery. so he was an ombudsman when it came to health care for all of the people he ran across in the senate. >> well, that was ted kennedy, and i don't know whether we'll ever quite figure out during the couple days of mourning why he was so big on health care except that he had a broken back as you pointed out. imagine spending your life with a broken back and not an injury, a broken back, and yet spending most of your life worrying about other people's health problems. his older brother, jack, was so sick most of his life, rather secretly, that bobby his other brother used to say if a mosquito ever bit jack he'd have died immediately. the family had health problems
then again when bob novak, who could be more of a conservative republican than bob novak. >> right. >> who of course we lost in the last week and when bob novak was diagnosed with the same kind of brain cancer that ted kennedy had suffered, vicki kennedy and the senator called from his sick bed to geraldin and bob novak recommending surgery at duke university because they knew of the doctor because he had just had that surgery. so he was an ombudsman when it came to health care for...
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that won him the nickname "the prince of darkness," and novak loved that. >> bob novak, we brought you on, i'm going to be honest about it, we brought you on to be the gn signic. >> never been a signic in my life. of course not. >> reporter: he became controversi controversial. he was diagnosed with a brain tumor a year ago, and wrote a column about that. ending, thanks to my tumor, i probably never will be able to drive again. taking away my typewriter, however, may require modification of the first amendment. he was a washington institution. and we'll be back in moment with the photographer spy who chases down car company secrets. my name's lisa. i'm from fayetteville, north carolina, ...and i smoked for 29 years. the one thing about smoking - is it dominates your life, and it dominated mine. and the sad thing about it is that you can always use an excuse if cigarettes don't kill me, oh well - something else will. but, you can't use that as an excuse. i honestly loved smoking, and i honestly didn't think i would ever quit. it was very interesting that you could smoke on the first wee
that won him the nickname "the prince of darkness," and novak loved that. >> bob novak, we brought you on, i'm going to be honest about it, we brought you on to be the gn signic. >> never been a signic in my life. of course not. >> reporter: he became controversi controversial. he was diagnosed with a brain tumor a year ago, and wrote a column about that. ending, thanks to my tumor, i probably never will be able to drive again. taking away my typewriter, however, may...
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and if you were a friend of bob novak's, you wouldn't have a better friend. >> reporter: in 2005, bob novak left the channel he'd helped to build. >> i want to thank cnn for making this network available to me for 25 years. never censured me once, ever. >> reporter: bob novak was a man who fiercely enjoyed life. his nickname, the prince of darkness, was not invented by his enemies, but by his friends, of which there were many. they knew that his pessimism about politicians never clouded an unbounded optimism about his country and his profession. tom foreman, cnn, washington. >>> hurricane bill could be a major storm by week's end, and that's got a lot of folks concerned. chad myers tracking bill, and he'll show us what the forecast models are predicting. and you get half. ( chirp ) team three, boathouse? ( chirp ) oh yeah-- his and hers. - ( crowd gasping ) - ( chirp ) van gogh? ( chirp ) even steven. - ( chirp ) mansion. - ( chirp ) good to go. ( grunts ) timber! ( chirp ) boss? what do we do with the shih-tzu? - ( crowd gasps ) - ( chirp ) joint custody. - phew! - announcer: get wor
and if you were a friend of bob novak's, you wouldn't have a better friend. >> reporter: in 2005, bob novak left the channel he'd helped to build. >> i want to thank cnn for making this network available to me for 25 years. never censured me once, ever. >> reporter: bob novak was a man who fiercely enjoyed life. his nickname, the prince of darkness, was not invented by his enemies, but by his friends, of which there were many. they knew that his pessimism about politicians...
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bob novak, a real force in washington for decades is gone. howard, appreciate it. >>> a $10,000 reward is available for anybody with information that will tleed the discovery of a missing 5-year-old boy in oakland, california. police say they received very few tips since campbell disappeared monday. they fear the window of finding the 5-year-old boy alive. they don't think he could walk far on his own. he wears braces on both legs. at a candlelight vigil last night ross pleaded for the public's help. >> if you want to help keep our son in the news, don't let him become a picture on a milk carton. you want to help, that's what you do. >> ross said he voluntarily took a polygraph exam. the results have yet to be disclosed. >>> sunday schoolteacher turned suspected killer melissa huckaby is being indicted. she broke down in court yesterday as the judge read the indictment which was handed down by a grand jury in san joakin, california. her body was found stuffed in a suitcase that was pulled from an irrigation pond in april. charges of drugging
bob novak, a real force in washington for decades is gone. howard, appreciate it. >>> a $10,000 reward is available for anybody with information that will tleed the discovery of a missing 5-year-old boy in oakland, california. police say they received very few tips since campbell disappeared monday. they fear the window of finding the 5-year-old boy alive. they don't think he could walk far on his own. he wears braces on both legs. at a candlelight vigil last night ross pleaded for the...
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we will have much more on bob novak's life and legacy coming up at 5:00 on abc 7 news. >>> a construction worker suffered serious injuries after falling 20 feet down a shaft in northeast. he fell from the eighth floor of a buildi under construction on k street. d.c. fire department crews perform a high-angle rescue he was stabilized at the scene before being transported to a local hospital. >>> a 14-year-old girl is recovering this afternoon after being shot in southeast. bullets flew right through her home when their last night in the 1800 block of frederick douglass place, hitting her in the back. doctors treated and released her from the hospital today. an investigation continues now in to who fired those shots. >>> a high-school wrestling assistant coach is being held without bond after an internet sex sting. 26-year-old gary debrielle worked at woodson high school in fairfax. a sheriff's deputy post as a 14- year-old girl in an on-line chat room. >> he believed it to be a child, and the suggestions he made turned sexual in nature. >> fairfax county hired him two years ago to coach wr
we will have much more on bob novak's life and legacy coming up at 5:00 on abc 7 news. >>> a construction worker suffered serious injuries after falling 20 feet down a shaft in northeast. he fell from the eighth floor of a buildi under construction on k street. d.c. fire department crews perform a high-angle rescue he was stabilized at the scene before being transported to a local hospital. >>> a 14-year-old girl is recovering this afternoon after being shot in southeast....
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bob novak in his bottle -- autobiogray, by his own knowledgment, did notave a complimentary rd for ted keedy. when heot diagnosed he got lls recommending procedures, advising on surgeons. he was overwhelmed by the time is. >> i saw m sitng across the table when there wasn editorialt the of the shington post -- all of the cord -- s passion was as great in prite as it was in public. that is what he will be remembed fo >> i've feel as if i am -- i feel as if i amrushing an irh wake. he w a great setor. histy will judge whether his brand of liberalism was suited to lat20th-century america a the verdt is not really in yet. >> thank you charles. see you ne week. > rianscpt trriscpt of this broadcast, go to.
bob novak in his bottle -- autobiogray, by his own knowledgment, did notave a complimentary rd for ted keedy. when heot diagnosed he got lls recommending procedures, advising on surgeons. he was overwhelmed by the time is. >> i saw m sitng across the table when there wasn editorialt the of the shington post -- all of the cord -- s passion was as great in prite as it was in public. that is what he will be remembed fo >> i've feel as if i am -- i feel as if i amrushing an irh wake. he...
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bob novak in his bottle -- autobiography,y his own acknledgment, did not hav a complimentary wordor ted kenned when he got diagnosed he got call recommending procedures, advising on surgeons. he was overwhelmed by the time is. >> i saw him sittingcross the table when there was an editorial at e of the washgton post -- all of the record -- his passion was as great in pvate as it was in public. that is what he will be remeered r. >> i've feel as if i am -- i feel as if i crushing an ish wake. heas a great nator. hiory will judge whether his brand of liberalism w suited to le 20th-century americand the veict is not really i yet. >> thank y, charles see you xt week. > anscript of this broadcast, go to.
bob novak in his bottle -- autobiography,y his own acknledgment, did not hav a complimentary wordor ted kenned when he got diagnosed he got call recommending procedures, advising on surgeons. he was overwhelmed by the time is. >> i saw him sittingcross the table when there was an editorial at e of the washgton post -- all of the record -- his passion was as great in pvate as it was in public. that is what he will be remeered r. >> i've feel as if i am -- i feel as if i crushing an...
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bob novak didn't follow fashion. he hated on his own terms and he defended people with the same bite. i think he defended some people like dan quayle simple because the liberal elite were attacking dan quayle. all that made him irresistible. pat buchanan andtibble. pat buy can 9 abuchanan and eleanor clift knew him well. apparent will you you had a hand in bringing us bob. >> well, we shared offices on the same floor. 1750 pennsylvania avenue, a block from the white house. novak was instrumental in getting me on the mclaughlin group. we'd drive out there friday afternoon in his la baron convertible. he'd have a chicago cubs cap on. i thought he was my buddy. then you'd arrive at the studio, the red light would go on, he'd be lunging at me, wagging his finger in my face saying "eleanor clift and people of her ilk." i don't think i knew what ilk meant the first time of times. he loved the battle. but he was a reporter, and as somebody who was a reporter, i really admired. he had sources everywhere. buried in every bure
bob novak didn't follow fashion. he hated on his own terms and he defended people with the same bite. i think he defended some people like dan quayle simple because the liberal elite were attacking dan quayle. all that made him irresistible. pat buchanan andtibble. pat buy can 9 abuchanan and eleanor clift knew him well. apparent will you you had a hand in bringing us bob. >> well, we shared offices on the same floor. 1750 pennsylvania avenue, a block from the white house. novak was...
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novak. he died after a long battle with cancer. he made headlines when he revealed the identity of cia operative valerie plame in one of his columns. he was 78 years old. >>> officials in new york investigating how this scaffolding collapsed killing one man. three men were working outside of a apartment complex in brooklyn when the bottom gave out causing one man to fall to his death. two other workers were found hanging from what is left from the scaffolding. they were both rescued. >>> the next story proves you're never too old to break a record. in weight-lifting granny is proving age is just a number. 85-year-old shirley cone smashed a world record by becoming the first woman in her age group to bench press 55 pounds. she trained about twice a week for the last two months. now she will compete in the world championships in reno coming up this fall. >>> your hollywood headlines straight ahead including details on singer celine dion. dude, your shirt. oh, i did it to let the ladies know, i
novak. he died after a long battle with cancer. he made headlines when he revealed the identity of cia operative valerie plame in one of his columns. he was 78 years old. >>> officials in new york investigating how this scaffolding collapsed killing one man. three men were working outside of a apartment complex in brooklyn when the bottom gave out causing one man to fall to his death. two other workers were found hanging from what is left from the scaffolding. they were both rescued....
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novak loved that. >> bob novak we brought you on to be the cynic. >> i've never been cynical in my life. >> of course not. >> reporter: in later years novak became controversial, in his column naming valerie plame a cia agent. he was diagnosed with a brain tumor a year ago and wrote a column about that ending thanks to my tumor, i probably never will be able to drive again and i sold the corvette which i dearly loved. taking away my typewriter, however, may require modification of the first amendment. ♪ >> finally this half hour, some things really get better with age, wine, cheese. but let's face it, not everything. >> early music videos might be a good example but now they are getting a whole new makeover on the internet. brian rooney uncovers literal video. ♪ turn around bright eyes >> reporter: looking back the golden age of the music video was pretty silly, all that lip syncing, characters. images that had nothing to do with the song. really, what were they about? take for instance the red hot chili peppers under the bridge. ♪ sometimes i feel like my oldest friend ♪ >> rep
novak loved that. >> bob novak we brought you on to be the cynic. >> i've never been cynical in my life. >> of course not. >> reporter: in later years novak became controversial, in his column naming valerie plame a cia agent. he was diagnosed with a brain tumor a year ago and wrote a column about that ending thanks to my tumor, i probably never will be able to drive again and i sold the corvette which i dearly loved. taking away my typewriter, however, may require...
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bob novak was 78. >>> a new u.s. intelligence report describes how venezuelan president hugo chavez is shutting down privately owned media outlets. three dozen privately owned radio stations and a proposed law to punish so-called media crimes. the radio station shut downs and the media crimes law are not related. >>> for the first time ever the u.s. army planning to require its more than 1 million soldiers taking training in emotional resill general si, dealing with stress. it is meant to improve combat performance and stem the mental health problems plaguing troops coming back from iraq and afghanistan. >>> bill is a major category three storm. the good news here, forecasters say that storm, anderson, poses no danger to the united states. >> that is good news, indeed. the season has begun. >>> ahead on "360," junk science. is it putting innocent people in prison and letting criminals go free? reality check. more from conrad murray telling his story in a videotaped message and insisting the truth will prevail. money
bob novak was 78. >>> a new u.s. intelligence report describes how venezuelan president hugo chavez is shutting down privately owned media outlets. three dozen privately owned radio stations and a proposed law to punish so-called media crimes. the radio station shut downs and the media crimes law are not related. >>> for the first time ever the u.s. army planning to require its more than 1 million soldiers taking training in emotional resill general si, dealing with stress. it...
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in other news tonight, a sad note, political columnist in bob novak died today at his home in washington after a year-long battle with brain cancer. as the sharp-edged conservative voice on cnn's "crossfire," robert vo advantage pioneered the high volume.... >> just shut up, will you? >> rodriguez: high tension talking head battles that are a staple now of cable news. >> what do you think about federal funding of abortions? >> rodriguez: but he was more than just a face of high-pitched washington political theater. the column he wrote for 45 years-- 30 of them with roland evans-- was one of the longest running in u.s. history, offering political analysis and opinion. he also often scooped competitors and in 2006 he famously blew the cover of c.i.a. operative valerie plame, sparking a government investigation that led to the perjury conviction of scooter libby, vice president's dick cheney's former chief of staff. in his memoir, novak wrote "i had a terrific time fulfilling all my youthful dreams and at the same time making life miserable for hypocritical posturing politicians and, i hope
in other news tonight, a sad note, political columnist in bob novak died today at his home in washington after a year-long battle with brain cancer. as the sharp-edged conservative voice on cnn's "crossfire," robert vo advantage pioneered the high volume.... >> just shut up, will you? >> rodriguez: high tension talking head battles that are a staple now of cable news. >> what do you think about federal funding of abortions? >> rodriguez: but he was more than...
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bob novak and i did not agree on anything. we would talk frequently about all kinds of things, college basketball, and foreign policy and what was interesting and amusing rather than what was right and what was wrong. that is a fair thing that one with a lot of people. >> herman mankiewicz did what for a living? >> he was a screenwriter. i would not have known that just by watching. i would have thought he was a political columnist. he was a screenwriter for 30 years. >> his most famous movie? >> citizen kane. some may say it was the best movie ever made. it was the story of a newspaper publisher who was a radical as a young man and became a crusty conservative in his old age. it was the story of his relationship to other people, friends, and girlfriend. >> where did he get the idea? >> people thought it was the parallel to the life of william randolph hearst. the new hearst -- p dewhu -- he knew hearst. he became one of the idols of the extreme right. >> you have two sons, been an joshed. it tells about both of them. >> they
bob novak and i did not agree on anything. we would talk frequently about all kinds of things, college basketball, and foreign policy and what was interesting and amusing rather than what was right and what was wrong. that is a fair thing that one with a lot of people. >> herman mankiewicz did what for a living? >> he was a screenwriter. i would not have known that just by watching. i would have thought he was a political columnist. he was a screenwriter for 30 years. >> his...
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. >> on the air, you would see people bob novak and somebody having what looked to be a fight to the death. what you didn't see was the friendship afterwards in the green room, where y talked about family and plans to get together later. >> reporter: he was a columnist, and the inside report appeared in newspapers around the country. then in 2003, he gained fame for showing the identity of c.i.a. operative valerie plame. he was followed, threatened. >> in south carolina, during our coverage of the presidential campaign he asked if i could walk home with him to protect him from some people who were making threatening gestures and all that. i did. in fact i was happy to. >> reporter: despite the fact he was a washington institution, he never rested on his fame. >> in fact every day was making the phone calls and doing the type of things that helped make this professioning what it is now. anybody who has an opinion on anything can just use their computer without the slightest idea of what they're talking about. >> reporter: novak was diagnosed with brain cancer. he passed away this morn
. >> on the air, you would see people bob novak and somebody having what looked to be a fight to the death. what you didn't see was the friendship afterwards in the green room, where y talked about family and plans to get together later. >> reporter: he was a columnist, and the inside report appeared in newspapers around the country. then in 2003, he gained fame for showing the identity of c.i.a. operative valerie plame. he was followed, threatened. >> in south carolina,...
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bottom line on this show like so many other shows, bob novak stood out, because in the hot air universe of t.v. pundits, this prince of darkness had a way of shedding light like no other, even eerily predicting things like no other. take a look. >> it's going to be a very nervous time for republicans. they are going to lose seats in both the house and senate. will they lose enough to lose control for the first time since 1994? that's entirely possible. >> senator clinton coming out absolutely left field, out of nowhere with his false accusations and it shows his true nature, like a couple of weeks ago she asked the question, what would jesus christ think about the house-passed immigration bill. that worries democrats that i talked to about the possibility of this woman being the nominee for president. interestingly enough, you also point out, bob, that this time if democrats gain even more in the senate as they are expected to with the republican resignations, they could have pretty much their way, a filibuster-proof majority that could ram through any legislation. >> that's right. they
bottom line on this show like so many other shows, bob novak stood out, because in the hot air universe of t.v. pundits, this prince of darkness had a way of shedding light like no other, even eerily predicting things like no other. take a look. >> it's going to be a very nervous time for republicans. they are going to lose seats in both the house and senate. will they lose enough to lose control for the first time since 1994? that's entirely possible. >> senator clinton coming out...
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. >> rose: this is a tough summer for you, al hunt.u, bob novak was a friend. a senator kennedy a friend. >> it has. i lost my mentor allen otten and jack kemp died a few months ago. a lot of people who i consideree among the greatest people i've ever known. and it's been sad.ee that's what happens, charlie, i guess when you get w older. >> rose: al, thank you for sharing this.r i know this has been a difficult time. what can you tell us about the funeral service? >> charlie, all i know is what s read on the wires which is it's going to be in boston i believes at 10:00 saturday morning at ang catholic church that he went to when his daughter was in for cancer in boston and he prayed for her recovery. and then the... he's going to be buried at arlington cemetery next to his brothers. and i am... i feel reasonably certain-- as a matter of fact i'm totally certain barack obama will speak at the funeral. >> rose: we often say this and perhaps i should say it here ant not so much in other cases, we shall not see his like again. >> no.. taken all and all, we shall no
. >> rose: this is a tough summer for you, al hunt.u, bob novak was a friend. a senator kennedy a friend. >> it has. i lost my mentor allen otten and jack kemp died a few months ago. a lot of people who i consideree among the greatest people i've ever known. and it's been sad.ee that's what happens, charlie, i guess when you get w older. >> rose: al, thank you for sharing this.r i know this has been a difficult time. what can you tell us about the funeral service? >>...
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in his 2007 memoir, bob novak wrote about his love for journalism, "i had a terrific time fulfilling all my youthful dreams and at the same time making life miserable for hypocritical, posturing politicians and i hope performing a service for my country." his wife said he died at home in washington. robert novak gone today at 78. well, disturbing new developments today about a botched case or a series of them at a veterans' affairs medical center in philadelphia. we're told of that 98 veterans were given the wrong amount of radiation doses over a six-year period at that hospital. the errors made during surgical procedures for prostate cancer. some of the veterans received fooch radiation. others didn't get enough. with us dr. mark sigel, associate professor at the new york university school of medicine and also a fox news medical contributor. isn't this supposed to be easy to treat? you have to catch it early, once you catch it early it's supposed to be easy? >> no. radiation is called breaking therapy. you have to get it right there in the cancer. you have to know what you're doing.
in his 2007 memoir, bob novak wrote about his love for journalism, "i had a terrific time fulfilling all my youthful dreams and at the same time making life miserable for hypocritical, posturing politicians and i hope performing a service for my country." his wife said he died at home in washington. robert novak gone today at 78. well, disturbing new developments today about a botched case or a series of them at a veterans' affairs medical center in philadelphia. we're told of that 98...
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. >>> political columnist long time cnn host bob novak died today after a yearlong battle with cancer. he was 78. the conservative novak was a columnist for the "chicago sun times" for more than 25 years. novak was dubbed the prince of darkness, he said the nickname reflected his unsmiling pessimism about western civilization. in 2003, novak was at the center of the valerie plame cia scandal, the first to publish her name. he received harsh criticism for the column. columnist robert novak dead at the age of 78. thanks for beingit
. >>> political columnist long time cnn host bob novak died today after a yearlong battle with cancer. he was 78. the conservative novak was a columnist for the "chicago sun times" for more than 25 years. novak was dubbed the prince of darkness, he said the nickname reflected his unsmiling pessimism about western civilization. in 2003, novak was at the center of the valerie plame cia scandal, the first to publish her name. he received harsh criticism for the column. columnist...
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bob novak was 78. >>> a new u.s. intelligence report describes how venezuelan president hugo chavez is shutting down privately owned media outlets. the report points to the recent closure of three dozen privately owned radio stations and law to punish so-called media crimes. the radio station shut downs and the media crimes law are not related. >>> for the first time ever the u.s. army planning to require its more than 1 million soldiers take intensive training in emotional resiliency. translation here, they're getting help dealing with stress. according to news reports the program is meant to improve combat performance and also stem the mental health problems plaguing a fit of troops returning from iraq and afghanistan. >>> the first season of the 2009 atlantic season, bill, is a major category 3 storm packing sustained winds near 125 miles per hour. the good news, forecasters say that storm poses no danger to the united states. >> that's good news, indeed. the season has begun. >>> ahead on "360," junk science. is
bob novak was 78. >>> a new u.s. intelligence report describes how venezuelan president hugo chavez is shutting down privately owned media outlets. the report points to the recent closure of three dozen privately owned radio stations and law to punish so-called media crimes. the radio station shut downs and the media crimes law are not related. >>> for the first time ever the u.s. army planning to require its more than 1 million soldiers take intensive training in emotional...
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a year ago, when the conservative columnist bob novak, who happened to be a friend of mine, inexplicably to some people, but he was a very good friend, got to same disease that teddy had, he called me and he said, do you think teddy and vicki would talk to me, and i said, of course, and i gave him the phone number. and they helped him in terms of finding his doctors, taking him through his medical care -- >> in fact, he had the same surgery -- >> had the same surgery at duke and he wrote a very moving column about it and about how it was a reminder that there are values that actually transcend -- personal values that actually transcend passing political differences. >> susan, do you have a sense as to why life in washington doesn't seem to have those personal connections as much as it used to and how that affects legislation and debate on the hill? >> certainly become a more partisan place. you know, part of that is that we have fewer moderates in the middle with whom you could make a deal. the house has become quite sharply polarized between liberal democrats and conservative republican
a year ago, when the conservative columnist bob novak, who happened to be a friend of mine, inexplicably to some people, but he was a very good friend, got to same disease that teddy had, he called me and he said, do you think teddy and vicki would talk to me, and i said, of course, and i gave him the phone number. and they helped him in terms of finding his doctors, taking him through his medical care -- >> in fact, he had the same surgery -- >> had the same surgery at duke and he...
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or noted conservative columnist bob novak? you don't get a prize for this one, but you want to stay tuned. a retired u.s. marine. listen. >> i have kept my oath. do you ever intend to keep yours? [ applause ] >> jamie: well, that retired marine joining the fight over healthcare reform in a big way. just ahead, more of his arguments on why washington should just walk away from changing healthcare for everyone. . s >>> coming up live from washington, the healthcare debate is far from over. two members of congress from opposite sides of the aisle will join us to talk about the latest controversy. also, what you need to know about h1n1 before you send your kids back off to school. a convicted sex offender who started a service to help other sex offenders find a place to live. could it be your neighborhood? all that and more coming up live in 20 minutes. >> jamie: who exactly is telling you the truth about healthcare reform? >> if you listen to the president and the republican critics you think they're talking about two radically d
or noted conservative columnist bob novak? you don't get a prize for this one, but you want to stay tuned. a retired u.s. marine. listen. >> i have kept my oath. do you ever intend to keep yours? [ applause ] >> jamie: well, that retired marine joining the fight over healthcare reform in a big way. just ahead, more of his arguments on why washington should just walk away from changing healthcare for everyone. . s >>> coming up live from washington, the healthcare debate is...
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novak today. pat and i worked with him for years at crossfire. he was a great journalist, a great commentator, and a great friend and a sad loss to this country. but david, i just walked out of that briefing. this situation is still really murky. for the white house to say this is what we prefer is not the same as saying this is what we want and this is what we're going to get. i think and pat's worked in the white house, i never have. i think the white house in this case caved in, it looks like they caved in a little too early. they've raised the white flag before the first shots are even fired. i can tell you this from my conversation with house democrats that if there's not a public plan option, health care reform will not pass the house of representatives. forget about the senate, it won't get out of the house. >> pat, is the white house betting here if they have back down from this, in fact, are they betting that democrats still won't walk away from this reform? >> i think in the final analys
novak today. pat and i worked with him for years at crossfire. he was a great journalist, a great commentator, and a great friend and a sad loss to this country. but david, i just walked out of that briefing. this situation is still really murky. for the white house to say this is what we prefer is not the same as saying this is what we want and this is what we're going to get. i think and pat's worked in the white house, i never have. i think the white house in this case caved in, it looks...
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. >> one person reported that bob no novak was written up as conservative columnist but they didn't apply conservative label to hewitt when he leaned that way. agree? >> it's a little harder, and the difference is robert novak considered himself conservative. you're self-identifying that way, versus a person who says -- there are journalists we suspect that they're democrats but they say i'm a journalist. unless they self-identify that way. >> wait a second. are you saying that cbs news is liberal? >> i'm just asking the question. >> why did you open that can of worms. >> the poll, data shows overwhelmingly most of the last 50 years cbs is the most liberal network with dan rather. "60 minutes" a great show but more than its share of hit pieces on business. and people it didn't like and pile advocacy of attacks but it was entertaining. >> hit pieces like what? like tobacco business and things they were doing? >> people watching with hidden cameras and so on. it's accepted now but at one point it was impolite. >> the tv camera brought a new element to it. >> mike wallace brought a new eleme
. >> one person reported that bob no novak was written up as conservative columnist but they didn't apply conservative label to hewitt when he leaned that way. agree? >> it's a little harder, and the difference is robert novak considered himself conservative. you're self-identifying that way, versus a person who says -- there are journalists we suspect that they're democrats but they say i'm a journalist. unless they self-identify that way. >> wait a second. are you saying...
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." >> bob novak, you have been appearing on "meet the press" since august 9th, 1964. remember the first guest? >> senate majority leader mike mansfield. mike mansfield was a -- had a different problem than most guests. his questions were -- his answers were too short, instead of too long. in fact, he really liked the yes or no answer. so you -- i was warned that i would run out of questions with senator mansfield, and i did. >> were you nervous? >> i was so scared. i can't tell you. this was really the big-time. actually, the column had started on may 15th, 1963, but i suddenly realized i was in the big-time when i was invited on to "meet the press." i've been watching "meet the press" since it started. and i just had to pinch myself to believe that i was on it. >> and on it, he was. more than 248 times. here's a look back at some highlights, starting with that first nervous appearance in 1964. >> senator, do you think there's any chance that the senate will, after all, enact some legislation requiring disclosure of senatorial income in the wake of the bobby baker cas
." >> bob novak, you have been appearing on "meet the press" since august 9th, 1964. remember the first guest? >> senate majority leader mike mansfield. mike mansfield was a -- had a different problem than most guests. his questions were -- his answers were too short, instead of too long. in fact, he really liked the yes or no answer. so you -- i was warned that i would run out of questions with senator mansfield, and i did. >> were you nervous? >> i was...
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he said for more than half a century, bob novak explain the policies and personality in washington through a mix of tireless reporting and keen insight that can only be gained through years of dedication to a craft. he was a washington institution that could turn an idea into the most-discussed story around. that pretty much echoes what you were saying. i do not want you to violate your competence with him, but obviously went through the scooter libby issue with him. can you tell us anything, any inside information, his reaction to that, becoming the center of the story? >> he had become the center of the store before on a number of occasions. he was ruffled on having to get a lawyer, but it turned out he was the first one to hear from anybody in the bush administration about valerie plame is part of it and helping their -- helping her husband get this trip to africa, and what president bush had said about saddam hussein seeking iranian in africa was wrong. they are still discussing it. it turns out president bush was right. but bob heard it first and reported it in his column, and it was
he said for more than half a century, bob novak explain the policies and personality in washington through a mix of tireless reporting and keen insight that can only be gained through years of dedication to a craft. he was a washington institution that could turn an idea into the most-discussed story around. that pretty much echoes what you were saying. i do not want you to violate your competence with him, but obviously went through the scooter libby issue with him. can you tell us anything,...
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. >> bob novak leaves a huge hole in a lot of his friends and the stichlt he was authentic, one of a kind, i think he was the finestcolumnist/reporter combination of his generation in the last 50 years. >> it is certainly very sad. i think bob is a tremendous los to washington, to the political committee, to the journalism community. >> robert novak was 78 years old. >>> our time is eight minutes after 6:00, what credit card companies are doing right now trying to beat tomorrow's deadline that will crack down on unfair rate hikes. >>> plus, michael jackson's personal doctor breaks his silence. the mee eage wants you to hear e on.lineideo he posted >>> and what presidentba o alimd former president clinton td keal about during a closed-door meeting at the white house.ke od morning. it is 6:11. i'm meteorologist tom keirein. on radar we have seen a few passing showers on radar, but they are lingering on the eastern shore with temperatures steamy in the 70s. the weather watchers are reporting from the mountains to the atlantic beaches with higher humidity. then later on today, maybe a pa
. >> bob novak leaves a huge hole in a lot of his friends and the stichlt he was authentic, one of a kind, i think he was the finestcolumnist/reporter combination of his generation in the last 50 years. >> it is certainly very sad. i think bob is a tremendous los to washington, to the political committee, to the journalism community. >> robert novak was 78 years old. >>> our time is eight minutes after 6:00, what credit card companies are doing right now trying to...
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bob novak, many are mourning the passing that happened earlier this week. he lost his brave battle with brain cancer, and he was only 79 years old. and the posting north and west of new york city, warning straddling the new york- pennsylvania border in effect until 2:00 p.m. eastern. while the weather moving into the northeast tonight. -- while whether -- wild weather moving into the northeast tonight. trace: he apparently had a motorcycle. chase him on foot. another one is coming, he is going, going, going. look at this. down, tackled. by the way, the motorcyclist had very minor injuries. a fun friday chavis for you. jamie: he killed 270 people, and some cannot believe that he received a hero's welcome. he was convicted and the pan am 1 03 bombing over scotland, the only terrorist convicted, and he was released after serving eight years after a scottish court decided he should be on grounds of compassion for having terminal canceled. it has more than outraged families, and today they are trying to see if they have legal recourse. >> we do know that the whi
bob novak, many are mourning the passing that happened earlier this week. he lost his brave battle with brain cancer, and he was only 79 years old. and the posting north and west of new york city, warning straddling the new york- pennsylvania border in effect until 2:00 p.m. eastern. while the weather moving into the northeast tonight. -- while whether -- wild weather moving into the northeast tonight. trace: he apparently had a motorcycle. chase him on foot. another one is coming, he is going,...
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>>host: bob novak-- novak you tell about the gridiron gang? >>guest: in the last year of a clinton presidency, bill clinton the president decided he was a bag the gridiron dinner were the president usually goes to speak to the press it is very fancy he did not like it much, and taking his place was al gore. i got a phone call just two days before the dinner wondering if i would help to help him speak i got a call from the media guy and what they wanted me to do was have a phone interview with him were i would ask all kinds of questions, not with him but president bush and they would have president bush saying general, that was a little piece of tape they got from an interview that george w. bush had done earlier with a smart alec guy up in massachusetts to know the name of the president's of pakistan general musharraf and president bush said general and could not think of his name so they had all of these questions every answer was general and it made a fool out of bush so would i be the fall guy and ask the questions? i said what is in it for
>>host: bob novak-- novak you tell about the gridiron gang? >>guest: in the last year of a clinton presidency, bill clinton the president decided he was a bag the gridiron dinner were the president usually goes to speak to the press it is very fancy he did not like it much, and taking his place was al gore. i got a phone call just two days before the dinner wondering if i would help to help him speak i got a call from the media guy and what they wanted me to do was have a phone...
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you know, we lost a legend yesterday, bob novak, now another news giant has apparently passed away. cbs news website saying that don hewitt the creator of "60 minutes" has passed. >>> the new era for managing credit and debt. how could the new credit card law help you? >>> from the cbs news website they are reporting a passing of a legend in journalism, don hewitt the creator of "60 minutes" and news magazine reporting a true legend in the business has died. he was 86 years old. mr. hewitt just served as a pallbearer for walter conkrit and his funeral. he had been in new york with cbs since 1948 and worked with some of the legends there. "see is now" is one he produced and the harvest of shame and working alongside all the real true giants of this business. we'll get more on this. 86 years old, a true legend in this business. >>> well, the debate over health care has grown, we've all been bombarded with ads and messages on how this could affect you and cnn truth squad is weeding out fact from fiction and getting answers to your questions, as well. josh levs joins us with the latest.
you know, we lost a legend yesterday, bob novak, now another news giant has apparently passed away. cbs news website saying that don hewitt the creator of "60 minutes" has passed. >>> the new era for managing credit and debt. how could the new credit card law help you? >>> from the cbs news website they are reporting a passing of a legend in journalism, don hewitt the creator of "60 minutes" and news magazine reporting a true legend in the business has...
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novak was 78 years old. >>> good evening. bob ryan, storm center 4. it is warm and humid. finally it is hot, downright hot. 91. we have showers and. here is a look at digital doppler. lightning moving over into anne arundel county. i will zoom in for that. there were other strikes around into montgomery county and you folks around annapolis, fair amount of cloud-to-ground lightning. there will be more in the days ahead, too. our heat index still feels like it is in the mid 90s and meanwhile, hurricane bill now, the winds are 110 miles an hour. this is a great picture. look at the eye. 40 miles across. out in the ocean. increasing threat to bermuda. i will show you the latest on that. how about more thunderstorms in our future? join you in a couple of minutes. back to you. >> thanks, bob. heavy smoke from a strong fire fills the early morning air and rural montgomery county. the fire was one in a series of bizarre overnight fours prompted srs aroon oftr saw sgeersck on fire in four different latio ns damascus. those locations weren't the only targets. julie carey has the la
novak was 78 years old. >>> good evening. bob ryan, storm center 4. it is warm and humid. finally it is hot, downright hot. 91. we have showers and. here is a look at digital doppler. lightning moving over into anne arundel county. i will zoom in for that. there were other strikes around into montgomery county and you folks around annapolis, fair amount of cloud-to-ground lightning. there will be more in the days ahead, too. our heat index still feels like it is in the mid 90s and...
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. >> i think bob was a tremendous lost to washington, the journalism community. >> robert novak was 78 years old. the time is 11:17, and veronica joined us to talk about the forecast. >> hot and steamy, and like onsterday and all that steam ant afternoon thunderstorms bubbling. keep the umbrellas handy for today. as far as yesterday went, we had severe storms thrown into the mix, with hail north of us and gusty winds. we could see the same scenario today. let's take a look outside. the clouds, you can see them bubbling up already. the dew point temperature is at 69 degrees. relative humidity at 57%. and it feels like 91 degrees when you factor in the humidity with the warm temperatures. let's look at radar and see what is going on throughout the area. it's quiet as we scan the area. and winchester, too. where could the storms fire today? i think by early afternoon, around 1:00 or so we could see a few storms making their way. wind chester, and back up into this area. scattered thunderstorms with isolated, possibly strong and severe and gusty winds. 86 degrees in manassas. dew point tem
. >> i think bob was a tremendous lost to washington, the journalism community. >> robert novak was 78 years old. the time is 11:17, and veronica joined us to talk about the forecast. >> hot and steamy, and like onsterday and all that steam ant afternoon thunderstorms bubbling. keep the umbrellas handy for today. as far as yesterday went, we had severe storms thrown into the mix, with hail north of us and gusty winds. we could see the same scenario today. let's take a look...